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THE RETURNED (LES REVENANTS)

Representation

  • Women are represented in very conventional ways (emotional/caring) - Julie who was caring for Mr Costa
  • Men are more rational and less emotion - almost patronising women
  • Female characters sexualised - Lena having sex with boyfriend, Lucy acts as sex worker (men used women
  • Men are seen as leaders (man leading bereavement, men coming up with memorials, doctors, priests - position as power
  • Stereotypical no men emotion - follow that (Victor) - also aggression Mr Costa/Simon
  • Adults more responsible - Claire caring for Camille and parents setting up memorials and act as clever
  • Adults loose tempers/rational actions - Mr Costa
  • Teenagers - focus on sex, drinking, rule breaking
  • Supernatural genre of normal innocent representation of children is represented as ominous
  • Lack of diversity (white characters- rural French setting)
  • Dead people act like normal people when they come back
BLACK MIRROR 

Media Language
  • Huge amount and use of music to set the time period
  • Music, cars and lost boys poster represent 1980s - also presented through arcade games
  • The Breakfast Club reference through the outfits and music
  • Addicted to love with black outfits represent his on stage outfit
  • Mise-en-scene of nearby posters and billboards presents the time period
  • Music tracks foreshadows what is going to happen
  • Costumes help identify characters - Kelley being outgoing and jewellery shows popularity and confidence compared to Yorky's plain costume
  • Camera shows them getting closer as the film goes on to show getting closer and intimate
  • Shots used to compare the 2 characters
  • sexual nature shown from removing clothes to the wave crashing against the beach
  • Pace of scenes in quagmire show chaos and uncomfortable - place that never stops
  • Sci-Fi shows time changes, romance from relationships and kisses
  • Acceptability of sexuality
Representation
  • Yorkie - a loner - by herself - tracked through city - silent - glasses help to be a nerd and plain outfit - coke instead of alcohol - not there to let hair down and party - tries different looks - then goes back to different looks. 
  • Gus chasing Kelly - wants more than just sex - presents power men think have over women - toxic masculinity - men are less important and more needy 
  • Women more targeted, more emotional, caring - typical representation, however strong mentally, independent and angry
  • Black Mirror normally has male led episodes so San Junipero is an odd one
  • Kelley - group shots - socialising - desirable and popular - makeup, alcohol, confident. No commitment from Wes - says she doesn't do feeling which isn't stereotypical - changes towards the end
  • Shot reverse shots - emphasise differences between Kelly and Yorkie
  • Presents LGBTQ - not normal in mainstream media and can help target that audience. Range of colours of pink, purple and blue ever present throughout the episode to refer to that target audience
  • Yorkie less confident over sexuality - worries about people looking - Yorkie turns down due to worries and shows discrimination  
  • some diversity - mixed race couple - set in modern era for modern audience
  • Age is shown youthful - full of life - 2nd half of the episode is older people and more dependent on healthcare - Kelley is in a care home and Yorkie in a coma - representations of older characters are much more relatable due to dull scenes and realistic - Binary opposite between young and older - speed and way grow older - how aspects of life changes
  • Virtual world lets young audiences link more - feel in the world - use of modern technology or robots to interest younger viewers


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